Model analysis of mechanisms controlling pneumatic soil vapor extraction

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 82-98

  Hoier C K ^a   Sonnenborg, T O ^b   Jensen, K H ^c   Gudbjerg, J ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d Rådvadsvej 49 ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Modeling; Pneumatic soil vapor extraction; Remediation

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOWS; CONTAMINATED AREAS; EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP; FLUCTUATING PRESSURES; HETEROGENEOUS SOILS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; MODEL ANALYSIS; MODELING; NUMERICAL CODES; PERMEABILITY CONTRASTS; PHYSICAL PROCESSES; PNEUMATIC SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION; RECOVERY RATES; TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES;

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; EXPERIMENTS; MODAL ANALYSIS; PNEUMATICS; POLLUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; VAPORS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CONTAMINATED LAND; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTRACTION METHOD; LABORATORY METHOD; MODELING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GASES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOIL;

EID: 58149156407     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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